Writing Papers in Psychology

For more than a decade, this brief, inexpensive, and easy to use "how-to" manual has helped thousands of students in psychology and related fields with the task of writing term papers and reports. Now even more up to date, this best seller includes a wealth of information and has been updated to reflect the latest APA Style Manual.

Getting Started

1

(13)

Where to Begin

1

(1)

Focusing on Your Objective

2

(1)

Three Types of Essays

3

(1)

Three Types of Research Reports

4

(1)

Scheduling Time

5

(2)

Choosing a Topic

7

(2)

Narrowing the Topic

9

(2)

Knowing Your Audience and Topic

11

(1)

Cultivating an Understanding

12

(2)

Finding and using Reference Materials

14

(19)

Using the Library

14

(4)

Looking Over Eric's Shoulder

18

(4)

Using the Automated Card Catalog

22

(2)

Using Other Electronic Databases

24

(2)

Other Resources in the Library

26

(1)

SSCI and the Web of Science

27

(1)

The Fugitive Literature

27

(2)

Taking Notes in the Library

29

(1)

Source Credibility

30

(1)

Additional Tips

31

(1)

Library Etiquette

32

(1)

Developing a Proposal

33

(11)

Purpose of the Proposal

33

(1)

The Essay Proposal

34

(4)

The Research Proposal

38

(1)

Ethical Considerations

38

(5)

Tempus Fugit

43

(1)

Outlining the Essay

44

(7)

Where to Start

44

(1)

The Rough Outline

45

(1)

Making Ideas Parallel

46

(1)

Putting Ideas in Order

47

(1)

Template for Writing and Note Taking

48

(1)

Outlining After the Fact

49

(2)

Planning the Research Report

51

(8)

The Basic Structure

51

(1)

Abstract

52

(1)

Introduction

52

(1)

Method

53

(1)

Results

54

(2)

Discussion

56

(1)

References

57

(1)

End Material

57

(1)

Organizing Your Thoughts

58

(1)

Writing and Revising

59

(20)

Sorting through Your Material

59

(1)

The Self-Motivation Statement

60

(1)

The Opening

61

(1)

Settling Down to Write

62

(1)

Ethics of Writing and Reporting

63

(1)

Avoiding Plagiarism

64

(2)

Lazy Writing

66

(1)

Tone

67

(1)

Nonsexist Language

67

(1)

Voice

68

(1)

Verb Tense

69

(1)

Agreement of Subject and Verb

69

(1)

Common Usage Errors

70

(2)

Numerals

72

(1)

Move on Punctuation

73

(3)

Punctuation in Quoted Passages

76

(1)

Revising

77

(2)

Producing the Final Draft

79

(21)

General Pointers

79

(2)

Title Page Format

81

(1)

Headings

82

(1)

Italicizing

83

(1)

Citations in Text

84

(2)

Tables and Figures

86

(2)

List of References

88

(11)

Proofing and Correcting

99

(1)

Creating Posters and Brief Reports

100

(11)

Posters and Handout Reports

100

(1)

Guidelines for the Poster

101

(3)

Guidelines for the Handout

104

(7)

Appendix A Sample Essay

111

(18)

Appendix B Sample Research Report

129

(18)

Index

147

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